Artists
Titles
Styles/Era
Interesting Facts
Modern Era
100

This Spanish Artist was one of the most well known artists of the cubist movement. He painted "Ladies of Avignon" 

Picasso

100

Another name for this 1946 Frida Kahlo Painting is "Wounded Deer" 

The Little Deer
100

This style of work is defined by colour and light. The painter often painted Plein Air and used quick brush strokes to determine the Impression of what they saw. 

Impressionism

100

Most of the Modern Artists we studied were Men. Most of the Figures painted were Women. This Gender dynamic is known as this. 

The Male Gaze

100

The Invention of this device challenged artists to question "What is the purpose of painting. 

CAMERA 

200

This artist painted his emotions. He was an Expressionist.  He struggled with anxiety and is best known for painting the SCREAM. 

Edvard Munch

200

This Spanish Surrealist painted this famous work of a large head collapsing into sleep. 

Sleep

200

This group of artists created a new style using strong colour and wild brush strokes. Matisse's "The Joy of Life" is an excellent example of this style. 

Fauvism

200

Prior to the Modern Era, most Western Artwork had a Religious or Spiritual narrative. Artwork was most often commissioned by the church or wealthy patrons. During the Modern Era, it was the role of the ____________ to interpret the work and determine the quality.

Critique

200

During the Modern people started moving into urban centres as the _____________ Revolution began. 

Industrial 

300

This artist is best known for his COLOUR FIELD Paintings. We looked at No. 8. His work was very NON-OBJECTIVE, and sometimes ABSTRACT. 

Mark Rothko 

300

This 1917 Dada art by Marcel Duchamp could be found in a gallery or a bathroom. 

Fountain

300

De Chirico's painting "The Melancholy and Mystery of the Street" from 1914 is considered an early version of this style of artwork, made more famous by Salvidor Dali. 

Surrealism 

300

Jackson Pollock's painting "Number One", is not only an example of Abstract Expressionism, Art Historians have also called it an example of this type of work. 

Action Painting 

OR

Drip Painting

300

These 3 Progressive Scientists were very Modern in their thinking and theories. They influenced the artists in how they thought and what they created. 

Signmund Freud , Charles Darwin , Albert Einstein


400

This Abstract Expressionist painted some large paintings including Women One. Some of his work had dripping paint marks on it. He referenced the Venus of Willendorf in Women One. 

Willem De Kooning

400

This Famous painting by Edouard Manet is considered the Birth of Modernism. It rejected lofty themes and demonstrated a wonky sense of perspective and depth. 

Luncheon on the Grass 

400
Artists Kollwitz, Schiele, and Modigliani all paint/draw/sculpt using this style. 

Expressionism 

400

Rauschenberg's Pre-Pop artwork "Minutiae" is a great example of mixed-media. It includes Fabric, Newspaper, wood, mirror, wire, etc. This is the name he gave to this style of work. 

Combine

400

Modern Art is subjective. It's about ________, __________, and _________ that the artists had contact with. 

People, Places, Ideas

500

Known for painting and depicting the feeling of loneliness in the Modern Era, this American Realist painted "New York Movie" in 1939

Edward Hopper

500
Paul Gauguin painted this Post Impressionist painting in Tahiti.

Making Merry 

500

This style of art turned the Modern Art World on its head. It was a radical shift near the end of WW1.  It questioned everything, including "What is Art?".

Dada or Readymade

500

This Spanish artist, who painted "Carnival of Harlequin", was so poor and starving, he once invited a friend over for dinner and served his this.  

Radish

500

This type of artist is always seeking the next new thing. They react to the status quo and try new things. 

Avant-Garde